اسمعhear المدحthe praise الذيthat لوif قيلit were spoken فيabout
اسمع المدح الذي لو قيل في
أحدanyone غيركother than you قالواthey would say سرقاit was stolen
أحد غيرك قالوا سرقا
Hear the praise that, were it spoken of
Hear the praise that if said of
Anyone but you, they would say, 'It was stolen.'
Another besides you, they would say he stole it
جاءcame يستهديكseeks a gift from you مهراًa colt أدهماًjet-black
جاء يستهديك مهراً أدهماً
يركبrides الفارسthe horseman منهfrom him غسقاnight-darkness
يركب الفارس منه غسقا
It has come asking you for a jet-black colt,
He came seeking your guidance, a russet stallion
On which the horseman rides the darkness of night.
That the knight mounts at dusk
كالدجىlike night's darkness تبصرyou see منfrom غرتهِhis white forehead-mark
كالدجى تبصر من غرتهِ
فوقabove أطباقlayers دجاهhis darkness فلقاdaybreak
فوق أطباق دجاه فلقا
He is like night; in his white forehead-mark you see
You see it through its mane
A dawn above the layers of his darkness.
Above the saddlebows cleaving the dark
جلhe is beyond أنto يحلقbe overtaken (likely intended: يُلحق) مطلوباًwhen pursued وand منwhoever
جل أن يحلق مطلوباً و من
طلبpursues الريحthe wind عليهupon him لحقاcatches up
طلب الريح عليه لحقا
He is beyond being overtaken when pursued; and whoever
Too noble to be sought yet one who
Chases the wind upon him catches it.
Seeks the wind will find it abreast
تراهyou see him واقفاًstanding فيin سرجهhis saddle
تراه واقفاً في سرجه
يتلظىblazes منfrom ذكاهhis fiery vigor قلقاrestlessly
يتلظى من ذكاه قلقا
You see him standing in his saddle,
You see it standing in its stall
Restlessly blazing with his fiery vigor.
Seething with spirit restive
فإذاthen when طارflew بهwith him المشيthe gait مضىsped on
فإذا طار به المشي مضى
وهوand he is كالريحlike the wind يشقcleaves الطرقاthe roads
وهو كالريح يشق الطرقا
Then, when his gait sends him flying, he speeds on,
Then when it takes to the course it flies
And he is like the wind, cleaving the roads.
Like the wind rending roads
كالسحابlike the clouds الجونdark إلاexcept أنهthat he
كالسحاب الجون إلا أنه
ليسdoes not يسقيwater الأرضthe earth إلاexcept عرقاsweat
ليس يسقي الأرض إلا عرقا
Like the dark clouds, except that he
Like a rain cloud but that it
Waters the earth with nothing but sweat.
Waters the earth only with sweat
جمعcombined الأمرينthe two qualities يعدوruns المرطىa swift galloping gait
جمع الأمرين يعدو المرطى
فيin مدىthe course السبقof the race ويمشيand walks العنقاan easy, extended gait
في مدى السبق ويمشي العنقا
He combines both: he runs at a swift gallop
Joining both qualities galloping the plain
Along the racecourse, and walks at an easy pace.
In the domain of racing and walking with poised neck
Sol 6.1